Would that be a good idea or not?

That's super smart and strategic, love that idea. 

I’m brainstorming ideas on how I can market myself to potential mentors in the STR game in order to gain experience.

Hey @Michelle Baldwin, yes this is a challenge but everyone said it best.Simply, you can just use a different browser to be logged into each VRBO account.I also think that @John Underwoods idea will work as well.

@Grant Shipman, I will say, I have not explicitly seen anyone violate these rules (that I know of), but more commonly there are a lot of people who have comfort operating at the margins.I.e. compliance officers/attorneys that stop at the letter of the law may say: "investment manager X, you can advertise your company all you want.  

@Zoe BrennanStarting to invest in real estate is a great idea. 

I would love to connect and get a better idea of your rental strategy and see if I can help!

Quote from @John Key: Quote from @Ray Hage: I had already thought dropping 5 figures into these "mastermind" programs was a bad idea and now, I think it is even worse based on what I read in this thread.

A couple weeks ago I spoke to a loan officer about getting a mortgage.

I can provide support of checking in on contractors, staging rental properties, walk potential leads to give you an idea of the property in person or what the area is like, meeting with agents, and drafting scope of work for projects.